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Herod

in Oklahoma

There are 60 people with the last name "Herod" in Oklahoma.

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Ranking in Oklahoma

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Herod 5,968
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  1. is 5,964th most common Flora
  2. is 5,965th most common Gildon
  3. is 5,966th most common Goebel
  4. is 5,967th most common Hackworth
  5. is 5,968th most common Herod
  6. is 5,969th most common Hobgood
  7. is 5,970th most common Horning
  8. is 5,971st most common Jaquez
  9. is 5,972nd most common Jarrell

Similar Names and Nicknames

Herold, Heron, Heroux, Hero, Horowski, Horosky, Hirose, Hirosky, Hiroskey, Heronemus

Most Common First Names for Herod

Debra, Carol, Carolyn, Cecil, Dorah, Joseph, Michael, Rick, Aaron, Abigail

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Meaning & History

1. English (chiefly Nottinghamshire): nickname from the personal name Herod (Greek Hērōdēs, apparently derived from hērōs ‘hero’), borne by the king of Judea (died AD 4) who at the time of the birth of Christ ordered that all male children in Bethlehem should be slaughtered (Matthew 2: 16–18). In medieval mystery plays Herod was portrayed as a blustering tyrant, and the name was therefore given to someone one who had played the part, or who had an overbearing temper.

2. English: variant of Harold (1 or 2).

3. Greek: shortened form of Herodiadis, a patronymic from the classical personal name Hērodiōn. This was the name of a relative of St. Paul and an early Bishop of Patras, venerated in the Orthodox Church. Hērodēs ‘Herod’ is also found in Greek as a nickname for a violent man, but this is less likely to be the source of the surname.

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